The Napo wildlfie centre provides virtually all of the Park's
tourism income as it is the only lodge in the region to pay park
fees.

The lodge itself is beautiful with local architecture and
hardwood floors, and rooms are housed in private cabanas with
terraces looking out to the lake, ceiling fans, private bathrooms
and hot water showers. Guests eat together in the dining room, and
can also make use of the library and bar.

Next to the bar is a fifty foot viewing tower with panoramic
views across the Amazon and on a clear day, the Andes. Near the
lodge are parrot clay licks (where parrots gather in numbers to
nibble on the nutrients in clay) and a 120- foot canopy tower.

Why we love it

The only way to access the lodge is via plane from Quito to
Coca, followed by a motorised canoe journey for two hours down the
Napo River, before finally reaching the lodge in small dugout
canoes.

Accessed by light aircraft flight from Quito followed by a two hour motorised canoe journey, Sacha Lodge, in the heart of Ecuador's Amazon Basin, is a haven for nature lovers, birdwatchers, scientists and adventure seekers.